Feb. 22, 2006
Box Score
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Anthony Price hit 7-of-8 field goals for 15 points and Darold Crow scored 12 to lead Tulsa to a 73-56 victory over Southern Methodist Wednesday night.
The Mustangs (4-8, 12-13 Conference USA) shot a season-low 31.6 percent (18 of 57).
Bryan Hopkins led the Mustangs with 14 points, but had just one basket in the first half as SMU fell behind 34-23.
Hopkins, the conference's third-leading scorer at 16.3 points per game, scored nine of his points in the final 3:47 and finished 4-of-12 from the field.
In completing the season sweep of SMU, Tulsa (10-14, 5-6 Conference USA), under first-year coach Doug Wojcik, exceeded the win total of each of its previous two 9-20 seasons.
It was Tulsa's first double-digit win in conference play and its largest margin of victory this season.
Tulsa point guard Brett McDade had 11 points, six assists and three steals and just one turnover as Tulsa matched a season-low with nine turnovers.
TU shot 48 percent from the field, including 42 percent (8 of 19) from 3-point range. Tulsa built a 42-27 lead early in the second half, but SMU came to within 48-40 on the strong play of Brian Epps, who scored seven of his 13 points in that span.
A 3-pointer by Charles Ramsdell and two free throws by Crow pushed the lead back to 53-40 and SMU never threatened again.
SMU center Bamba Fall set a Reynolds Center record for blocks by an opponent with six.
